With a fair bit of scrambling and balancing around pools and of course some swims to cool off enroute.

Todays adventure was to hike up a gorge to try and get to the source …. stunning to see the golden light gradually flood the landscape turning the landscape from monochrome to vibrant green. From the graceful flamingos to the rather prehistoric looking pelicans wheeling around us – marching back and forth in unison – all as the sun gradually dipped behind the rift valley escarpment.Īfter a great night (me in my micro mesh tent!) we were up before the dawn – made some tea and coffee and went back to the lakeshore to watch the sunrise …. We sat on a knoll close to the lake where we were rewarded with thousands of birds.

Such graceful antelopes – but if we are honest slightly weird and ‘ET’ looking with their elongated necks!Īrriving at Natron we pitched out tents, grabbed binoculars and beers and headed to the lakeshore to find a vantage point to watch the sunset. Another chance to head off to the bush! …and this time a real treat, two of my daughters were coming with me! It took us about 3 hours to reach the Natron area – most of it on tracks through the bush so we had our eyes peeled for wildlife, and we weren’t disappointed! Managing to spot a few of the increasingly rare gerenuk.

Natron lake tanzania in hindi